Dormitory town
卧城
📖 牛津释义
dormitory town
(Brit) town from which people travel to work elsewhere 郊外住宅区.
🧩 词语组成解析
dormitory
['dɔrmətɔri]
n. （学校等的）宿舍;集体寝室;（在市内工作的人的）郊外住宅区;
adj. 住宅区的;
dorm睡眠+itory表示场所 → 睡觉的地方 → 寝室，宿舍
town
[taʊn]
n. 城镇，市镇;小村庄;城镇居民;商业中心;
🗣️ 情景例句
Radiation exposure can damage your genes and make them vulnerable to mutation.
辐射会破坏你的基因组织，使它们突变。
Besides the required courses, I'm taking an elective in the Lab Science.
除必修科目外，选修科目我选了实验科学。
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
我刚下船，就被一个人截住，他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。